CSS Criminology Syllabus 2025

CSS Criminology Syllabus 2025

This article covers the CSS Criminology complete Syllabus.

The syllabus of CSS Criminology consists of 4 sections of a collective 100 marks i.e. 25 marks each.

The examination for CSS Criminology is the Group 6 exam for CSS candidates.

CSS Criminology Syllabus 2025

Paper (100-Marks)

Section-I (25 marks)

• Introduction: 

  • Basic concepts used in understanding crime.
  • Criminality and criminal behavior 

• Understanding Criminology: Understanding Criminology

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  • Definition, meaning and scope of criminology
  • Criminology and criminal law 
  • Crime as a social problem 
  • Deviance, Sin Vice, Evil, Norms, Values
  • Security (Physical, Social, Economic) 
    

• Crime and Criminals: 

  • Occasional criminals 
  • Habitual criminals 
  • Professional criminals 
  • White-collar crime 
  • Organized crime 
  • Corporate crimes 

• Crime and Criminality: Theoretical Perspectives:

  • Early explanation of criminal behavior 
  • Biological Theories; Psychological Theories; Sociological Theories
  • Social Disorganization theory 
  • Strain theory 
  • Social Control theory 
  • Learning theory 
  • Labeling Theory 
  • Islamic perspective on deviance and crime.

• Juvenile Delinquency: 

  • Meaning, definitions (Behavioral Vs Legal) 
  • Juvenile delinquent Vs status offender 
  • Official statistics of juvenile delinquency 
    

• Juvenile Justice System: 

  • Role of police 
  • Juvenile court process: 
  • pretrial, trial and sentencing 
  • Role of the prosecutor, defense counsel, juvenile judge, juvenile probation officer 
  • Juvenile correctional institutions; probation and non-punitive alternatives 
    

• Criminal Justice System: Criminal Justice System

  • Police and its role 
  • Trial and Conviction of Offenders 
  • Agencies: formal and informal 
  • Criminal courts: procedures and problems 
  • Role of prosecutors 
  • Prisons, Probation and Parole 
    

• Punitive and Reformative Treatment of Criminals:

  • Corporal punishment 
  • Imprisonment 
  • Rehabilitation of criminals
    

Section-III (25 marks)

• Criminal Investigation:

  • Principles of criminal investigation 
  • Manual of preliminary investigation 
  • Intelligence operations 
  • Database investigation 
  • Electronic investigation 
  • Forensic Investigation 
    

• Techniques of Investigations: Techniques of Investigations

  • Gathering information from persons 
  • Interviewing and interrogation techniques 
  • Criminal investigation analysis 
    

• Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Investigators: Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Investigators

  • Stop and frisk operations 
  • Arrest procedures 
  • Search and seizure 
    

• International Policing and Criminal Justice Monitoring Organizations: 

  • UNAFEI, INTERPOL, EUROPOL, UNODC, UNICEF, IPA, etc.
    

Section-IV (25 marks)

• Modern Concepts in Contemporary Criminology: Modern Concepts in Contemporary Criminology

  • Terrorism, Radicalism and War on Terror 
  • Media’s representation of Crime and the Criminal Justice System 
  • Modern Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention 
  • Intelligence-led Policing 
  • Community Policing 
  • Private Public Partnership 
  • Gender and Crime in Urban and Rural Pakistan 
  • Crime and Urbanization, Organized Crime and White-Collar Crime Human Rights Abuses and Protection, especially of Children, Women & Minorities 
  • The role of civil society and NGOs 
  • Money-laundering 
  • Cyber Crime 
  • Role of NAB, FIA, ANF
    

This is the complete syllabus for preparation of CSS Criminology.

The Candidates should prepare thoroughly to succeed in the examination.

Therefore, here are a few suggested books you can buy for better learning about CSS Criminology from your favorite Multan Kitab Ghar online bookstore.

Suggested Reading Books for CSS Criminology 2025

• New Perspectives in Criminology by Conklin, J.E 
• Criminal Interrogation and Confessions. by Fred, E.I., John, E.R., Joseph, P.B. and Brian, C.J. 
• Theoretical Criminology by George B. Vold, Thomas J. Bernard,Jeffrey B. Snipes 
• Modern Criminology: Crime, Criminal Behavior and its Control by. Hagan, J. 
• Juvenile Delinquency: An Integrated Approach by James, B. 
• Security Studies: An Introduction by Paul, D.W. 
• Crime, Justice and Society: An Introduction to Criminology by Ronald, J.B., Marvin, D.F. and Patricia, S. 
• Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law by Seigel, L.J. 
• Crime Prevention: Theory and Practice by Stephen, S.